Partner Agencies & Activities

In simplest terms, Wake County SmartStart acts as a grant-making organization. We provide funding to local non-profits, which we refer to as partners. We focus our funding on partners that provide services to children birth to 5 and that work to ensure quality child care is accessible and available to all who need it, children are safe and healthy and live in supportive environments, and children are ready for kindergarten.

We are pleased to provide information about Wake County SmartStart’s 2010-2011 partners and their activities. Following each partner’s name is the activity/ies managed by that partner. While all partners oversee many different community programs, we have included in this list only those activities funded by Wake County SmartStart.

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During the 2008-2009 fiscal year, 428 child care providers reported an increase in knowledge as a result of technical assistance and educational opportunities available to them.

By offering professional development, educational opportunities and technical assistance to more than 83% of Wake County’s child care teachers, Wake County SmartStart positively impacted the quality of child care by increasing the skill of child care professionals.

In FY 2008-2009, Wake County SmartStart funded services and activities through which almost 70% of child care facilities in Wake County received consultation and training, resulting in more highly-trained child care workers, which is critical to the quality of care a child receives.